Voitures Anciennes

[RobertArthur]

Mid twenties of another century, the island of Java. Detail: a former Dutch colony, yet the steering wheel is on the right-hand side. When the Dutch set foot in Indonesia in 1596, the system of driving on the left was introduced there.

[Hotrodder]

Looks like those guys were stopping to let the car cool down. Water leak below the car tells the tale.

[RobertArthur]

A century ago: always a full sized spare tyre in the boot. Department unstoppable progress: this year, not any spare tyre in sight, lucky us, not in the middle of the Mojave Desert. These very helpful boys near Fresno had a tyre in stock for our Ford Edge, the only/last one...

[RobertArthur]

About road holding and technical progress invented in the early fifties. Do you remember this one? A narrow escape for le Géneral, August 1962, Petit-Clamart. In total 185 bullets fired, only 14 hits. Impacts A and B were close... De Gaulle's first comment upon leaving the battered vehicle was: Ils ne savent pas tirer.

In his Simca he would have had significantly less chance of survival.

[Niftyons]

not about cars More electrics.
RobertAurthur I have been trying to contact you re an electrics problem I have.
It will take me a while to gather myself and details.
I tried to send you a PM but the Contact link does seem to be working.
Can you help please?

[RobertArthur]

Nyftyons, I have sent you a message using the PM here. Should be in your inbox right now.

It might be a case of clicking on the send button twice: first you'll get a preview and then the system waits for the green light to really send a message. Keep smiling, your message is understood: you need somebody, not just anybody.....

[RobertArthur]

The break down service for @ Niftyons was succesful: assembly in reverse order of disassembly, connectors back in place, no leftover parts such as a few screws on the assembly or kitchen table afterwards.

Break down services in the past. In other European countries: the past of this "General Dutch Cyclists Association" is still present, a nice yellow bike. Bicycles were avant-garde in 1883. And again modern in California, even in an HQ environment: a Google Campus bicycle.

The great example for the founders was the British Bicycle Touring Club, founded in 1878. A timeline of modern times. And this history is not complete without another French car: the 2CV, a multi-purpose vehicle.

[RobertArthur]

La mythique Citroën DS, la Déesse among all the other classic cars. She is not averse to occasionally providing her earthly servants with multifunctional services, to a Bricomarché or even a déchetterie. Not this day, her servant gone, Sunday afternoon tea.

[RobertArthur]

Nice pictures of a 1952 Rover P4 - 2.1, 6-cylinder.

In a much better condition than this Route 66 roadside P4.

[RobertArthur]

From a Dutch magazine for the young, March 1957 issue, the 1956 MG EX 182.